LOT 3056
Celtic Britannia. Belgae AV Quarter Stater. Circa 55-45 BC. Chute type.
Wreath motif with downward-facing leaves / Triple-tailed disjointed horse to left, [shrimp and large blobs above], crab below. Cf. ABC 746; cf. Van Arsdell 1205; cf. SCBC 22. Very Fine. Extremely rare to find cut.(1.93gr, 13mm.).
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, Cunobelin AR Unit. AD 10-43. Cunobelinus Sphinx type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
[CVNO], draped and winged bust to right / [TASCIO], sphinx seated to left. ABC 2870; Van Arsdell 2057-1; SCBC 313. 1.13gr, 13mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine. Edge chipped.
Found Bolnhurst, Bedfordshire, UK. UKFD record no.52438. -
Celtic Britannia. Iceni, Anted AR Unit. Circa AD 10-30.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Two outline crescents back-to-back, two pellets between, on a central band set on vertical wreath / Celticised horse prancing to right, with grain ear mane; [pelletal sun above], below, pellet triad, line of three horizontal pellets and monogram of ANTD. ABC 1645; Van Arsdell 715-1; BMC 3960-4009. 0.81gr, 13mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Edge chipped.
Found Bacton, Suffolk, U.K. UKFD record no.48976. -
Celts in Eastern Europe AE 'Tetradrachm'. 3rd-2nd century BC. Imitations of Philip II of Macedon. 'Banat' type (?).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Celticized head of laureate Zeus to right / Horseman to right; •Λ below. Göbl OTA -; Lanz -; cf. Nomos AG, Obolos 5, 38. 3.30gr, 17mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Extremely rare; apparently unpublished.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
